SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC

SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC. IS A 501 (C)(3) HOSPITAL COMMITTED TO OFFERING AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE TO THE RESIDENTS OF SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA. WE ARE DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE BY PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY HEALTHCARE. COMMUNITY BENEFIT HIGHLIGHTS . DURING FY 2023, $5,171,820 IN CHARGES AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $1,356,765 WAS CONTRIBUTED AS TRADITIONAL CHARITY CARE TO PATIENTS WHO DID NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAY. ELIGIBILITY FOR CHARITY CARE IS BASED ON POVERTY INCOME LEVELS SET BY THE STATE. . CHARGES OF $9,686,434 AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $2,541,115, WERE CONTRIBUTED AS BAD DEBT TO PATIENTS WHO DID NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAY. . LOSS FROM MEDICARE BASED ON COST TO CHARGE RATIO TOTALED $2,189,716. VOLUNTEER SERVICES CENTRA SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IS HONORED TO HAVE VOLUNTEERS FROM THROUGHOUT OUR SERVICE AREA MAKING A DIFFERENCE TO OUR PATIENTS, VISITORS, AND STAFF. SOME OF OUR VOLUNTEER SERVICES ARE: . AUXILIARY OF SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL: FUNDRAISING FOR HOSPITAL PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MEDICAL/NURSING STUDENTS. . CSCH VOLUNTEERS: FRONT DESK, REGISTRATION, EMERGENCY DEPT., TRANSPORT, TELE-MED-SURG, OB, SAME DAY SURGERY, ETC. . HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS: CARE FOR END-OF-LIFE PATIENTS . CARDIO-REHAB VOLUNTEERS: ASSISTANTS IN THE GYM FOR CARDIO PATIENTS . PACE (PROGRAM FOR ALL INCLUSIVE CARE FOR THE ELDERLY) VOLUNTEERS: ASSISTS WITH ACTIVITIES FOR THE ELDERLY . LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY/HAMPDEN-SYDNEY COLLEGE/LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT VOLUNTEERS IN 2023, CENTRA FARMVILLE HOSPICE EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT OUTPOURING OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT THROUGH THE FARMVILLE HOSPICE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM. THIS REPORT HIGHLIGHTS THE INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTION MADE BY VOLUNTEERS, HIGHLIGHTING THEIR DEDICATION, COMPASSION, AND SELFLESSNESS IN SERVING PATIENTS AND FAMILIES WITHIN THE HOSPICE PROGRAM. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, FARMVILLE HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS GENEROUSLY DONATED 2225.92 HOURS OF THEIR TIME TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM, EXTENDING THEIR COMMITMENT TO VARIOUS ESSENTIAL TASKS, INCLUDING MEDICATION DELIVERY, PATIENT INTERACTION, AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT THROUGH PHONE CALLS, HOME VISITS, CARD SENDING, AND CRAFTING BLANKETS AND NECK PILLOWS. THE PROGRAM ALSO HONORS HOSPICE VETERANS WITH A SPECIAL PINNING CEREMONY, AND VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE OFFICE SUPPORT TO HOSPICE STAFF. ADDITIONALLY, VOLUNTEERS COLLECTIVELY DONATED 15,784.20 MILES BY DRIVING THEIR OWN CARS TO PROVIDE HOSPICE SERVICES. THE COLLECTIVE EFFORTS OF FARMVILLE HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS IN 2023 RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL COST SAVINGS FOR CENTRA FARMVILLE HOSPICE. BY VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME AND RESOURCES, THESE INDIVIDUALS CONTRIBUTED TO TOTAL SAVINGS OF $53,550.80 FOR CENTRA HOSPICE. THIS SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL BENEFIT UNDERSCORES THE INDISPENSABLE ROLE PLAYED BY VOLUNTEERS IN SUPPLEMENTING THE HOSPITAL'S OPERATIONS AND DELIVERING ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.